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There was a time when the world acted on books now books act on the world.

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
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Know that morality is a curb, not a spur.
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I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.
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The art of saying well what one thinks is different from the faculty of thinking. The latter may be very deep and lofty and far- reaching, while the former is altogether wanting.
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The last word should be the last word. It is like a finishing touch given to color there is nothing more to add. But what precaution is needed in order not to put the last word first.
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